Cob

Word COB
Character 3
Hyphenation cob
Pronunciations /kɒb/

Definitions and meanings of "Cob"

What do we mean by cob?

A corncob. noun

A male swan. noun

A thickset, stocky, short-legged horse. noun

A small lump or mass, as of coal. noun

A mixture of clay and straw used as a building material. noun

A strong, thick-set, pony-built horse, capable of carrying a heavy weight at a good pace. Also cob-horse. noun

The great black-backed gull, Larus marinus. Also spelled cobb. noun

A sort of short breakwater. noun

A roundish lump. noun

A small haystack; a haycock. noun

An ear of wheat. See cob-poke. noun

The cylindrical shoot or receptacle, in the form of a spike, on which the grains of maize or Indian corn grow in rows; a corn-cob (which see). noun

A young herring. noun

A fish, the bullhead or miller's-thumb. noun

The common clam, Mya arenaria. noun

A Spanish dollar: a name formerly in use in Ireland, and still at Gibraltar. noun

A compost of puddled clay and straw, or of straw, lime, and earth. noun

In coal-mining, a small solid pillar of coal left in a waste as a support for the roof. noun

Clover-seed. noun

Same as cobswan. noun

A male swan.

A corncob.

A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.

A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.

A horse having a stout body and short legs.

A gull, especially the black-backed gull (Larus marinus); also spelled cobb.

Any of the gold and silver coins that were minted in the Spanish Empire and valued in reales or escudos, such as the piece of eight—especially those which were crudely struck and irregularly shaped.

A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth about four shillings and sixpence.

One who is eminent, great, large, or rich.

A spider.

A small fish, the miller's thumb.

A large fish, especially the kabeljou (variant spelling of kob).

The head of a herring.

The top or head of anything.

A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.

A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.

A cylinder with pins in it, encoding music to be played back mechanically by a barrel organ.

A person of mixed black and white ancestry, especially a griffe; a mulatto.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cob

The word "cob" in example sentences

The cottages are built neither of brick nor of wood, but of some form of plaster, which they call cob, which is strong and smooth so long as no water comes near it. ❋ Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)

Grace said ... first of all, lime juice and corn on the cob is a happy match indeed. secondly, i don't like shrimp AT ALL, but that salsa is so appealing to me that i'm almost excited to try the whole dish! ❋ Laura (2009)

This may be a really stupid question, but I have always wondered why corn on the cob is available from stands here throughout the year? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Mr. GILL: So the plant reduces in height, but at the same time the cob is bigger, the stem is thicker and stronger. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Amy Sussman for The Wall Street Journal Corn on the cob is coated in cotija cheese, mayonnaise and chile powder. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Similarly, high fructose corn syrup might not be good for your health, but eating corn on the cob is probably good for you. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Corn on the cob is so damn good, and buttery and salty, that I save it for special occasions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the Querétaro town of Cadereyta de Montes, near Bernal, a men on horseback stop at a convenience store to stock up on bottles of water and then buy fresh corn on the cob from a street vendor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Re Melissa's comment - corn on the cob is common in the UK, and in our little India (cf. tommy's comment) they also roast corn and slather chili sauce on it. yum, but ow! ❋ Homesick Texan (2007)

This perfectly crunchy salad livened by the spice of green chili, cilantro and garlic accompanied with boiled corn on the cob is just what one would enjoy most post all the festivities. ❋ Anjali (2007)

That said, Mexican corn on the cob is fabulous - it's a meal in itself, and for me, the more cayenne, the better. ❋ Homesick Texan (2007)

The corn on the cob is gone (with 45 minutes of arriving home). ❋ ScienceWoman (2006)

This chimney was not made of bricks and mortar, but of sticks and mud, built up from the beam over the fire-place in cob-house fashion, such as was known in those days as a "stick chimney," the best that could be made with the material at hand. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I think traveling with flash-frozen corn would be ridiculous, especially since frozen corn, even corn on the cob, is available at Costco. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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